Originally Posted by DevilDawg1960

I am contemplating trying to use Islamic Law to motivate QA to do the right thing. Did a little research and it seems that Koran would not support the actions taken by QA. I am by no means an expert, not even a novice but I plan on using this opportunity to learn more about Islamic Law and to see if that will provide leverage and or motivation for QA to act differently. Islam is the religion of Qatar and as one of the most visible faces of Qatar, I would think that QA would be motivated to act in a way that positively supports Islam and Islamic law. I have pasted one source of interpretation of contract law in Islam. Any Islamic scholars out there who can provide and clarification or direction for learning more and finding out how this would really be interpreted under Islamic law?


Islamic Rules Concerning Financial Dealings

By: Dr. Ahmad Shafaat

(1988)

There are many examples of financial dealings among Muslims leading to disagreements, strain in relationships and even fights, instead of leading, as they normally should, to strengthening the bond of Muslim brotherhood and to mutual benefit. Almost everyone in our community must know cases, in which two or more Muslims become partners in a business or one gives a loan to another brother and the result is mutual pain instead of mutual benefit.

On the basis of such examples many Muslims have decided that it is better not to deal with other Muslims in any way, but this negative solution is not very Islamic, since it is not quite consistent with the spirit of Muslim brotherhood.

A more positive solution would be to revive the teachings of Islam regarding financial transactions; teachings which, if revived, could make such transactions far more pleasant and profitable and greatly increase the financial power of the community.



FULFILLING AGREEMENTS

All dealings between human beings, financial and otherwise, are based on some expressed or implicit agreements. Honoring these agreements is the key to happy and smooth relationships among members of a community or society. The Holy Qur'an therefore stresses this principle again and again. In several places the Holy Qur'an lists fulfillment of one's commitments among the most important characteristics of a believer.

"(Believers are those) who are faithful to their trusts and to their commitments." (23:8) and "Those who fulfill their commitments when they make them." (2:177)

In other verses honoring agreements is given as a commandment:

"O Believers: Honor your contracts" (5:1)

"And fulfill every commitment. Surely every commitment will be asked about (on the day of judgment)." (17:34)

The failure to honor agreements is one of the primary causes of difficulties in dealings among human beings. This is true especially of financial dealings. If we analyze broken business partnerships or other difficulties in dealings of a financial nature, we will in every case find that these difficulties resulted from a failure on the part of one or more parties to fulfill some agreement implicit in those dealings.